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Description: | An incomplete polished stone axehead of Neolithic date (3500 BC - 2100 BC). The axehead has been made from a pebble of local stone, greyish green in colour. It is sub-triangular in plan and in side view it is pointed at the top and rounded at the bottom. It has a chip at each corner of the cutting edge on both faces. These appear to be recent breaks. Old breaks are situated on each face of the butt. These breaks have overlying striations have may have been created by an attempt to smooth the breaks. Alternatively, the striations may represent a secondary use of the implement. The identification of the artifact has been confirmed by Gill Varndell of the British Museum. Jamie Lund of the National Trust is of the opinion that the axehead is made of Coniston green slate (pers. comm. 15/11/2009). 82.6 x 64.6 x 23.6mm. Weight: 178.75g. Thanks are extended to Vicky Slowe, Curator of the Ruskin Museum for her assitance with the recoding of this implement.Donated by the finder to the Ruskin Museum.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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